Shoe and method of making the same



July 7, 1936. F. BELYEA 2,046,444

SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Nov. 9, 1934 Patented My 7,; 1936 UNITED STATE 2,046,444 SHOE AND METHOD or MAKING TH SAME Fred Belyea, Braintree, Mass; assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Paterson, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application November 9, 1934, Serial No. 752.330

9 Claims. (Cl. 12-142) This invention relates to shoes and to methods of making them. The shoe disclosed herein as an illustrative embodiment of the invention v is a shoe of the type in which a portion of material like that from which the sole is made extends up the side of the shoe to a predetermined line on the upper, thus giving the shoe the appearance of having a very-thick sole and protecting the shoe upper from being knocked or marred when worn in playing rough games 2110! for example, as the Cuban game of Jai Objects of this invention are to provide a satisfactory shoe of this type and a method by the practice of which it is practical to manufacture the shoe with existing machinery.

My novel shoe is characterized by having about its periphery a folded strip of material the fold of which is located along a line at a predetermined; substantially uniform distance above the sole .and the outer layer of which covers the edge face of the sole and has its edge flush with the bottom of the sole. The inner layer of the strip extends with the upper over the bottom of the insole and may be included with the upper and the welt in the welting operation, the inseam then securing the welt, the

margin of the inner layer of he folded strip, and

the upper to the lip on the insole. Preferably the strip, the welt and the outsole are of raw rubber, for example the .kind of raw .rubber known to the trade as crepe rubber.

Considered in its method aspect, the invention comprises lasting an upper, preferably of leather, over an insole in any usual or preferred manner, roughing the sides of the upper along a band extending preferably entirely around the shoe, the' upper edge of said ban'd being located at a predetermined distance above the inner face'of the insole, applying cement, such as rubber cement, to the roughened area, attaching to the upper by means of the cement the mid portion'of a strip of material such as crepe, one marginal portion of the strip lying against the overlasted upper, applying an outsole, preferably of crepe, to the shoe bottom, and securing the other marginal portionof said strip to itself and to the edge face of the outsole. If desired, a lipped insole may be used and'a welt, preferably of crepe, applied to the margin of the strip which overlies the overlasted upper and sewed to the lip" of the insole along with the strip and upper. The inseam will then be trimmed, the shoe filled, an outsole appliedto the shoe bottom in contact with the welt, and

the other or outer marginal portion of the strip secured to itself and to the edge faces of they welt and the outsole.

These and other features and aspects of the invention will appear more fully from the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1- represents a lasted shoe having a band of upper material next to the shoe bottom roughened;

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail showing the attachment of the intermediate portion of a strip of material to the roughened portion of the Fig. 3 is a sectional detail showing the inner marginal portion of the strip united with the upper and a welt to the lip of the insole;

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail showing the inseam trimmed, the shoe filled and the outsole applied;

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail showing the outer marginal portion of the strip secured to itself and to the edge faces of the welt and outsole;

Fig. 6 is,a' perspective view of the completed shoe; and

Fig. '7 is a sectional detail illustrating a modified form of the inventionu One illustrated method of practising the pres width, extending up the side 3 of the shoe to a line located at a predetermined distance above -the inner face of the insole, the upper edge of said line being indicated at 24 inFig. 2. i If desired, the roughening may be, ,extended to "include a portion or-all of the overlasted portion of the upper. l Cement such as rubber cement is then applied to the roughened band 22 and, if desired, to the-overlasted portion of the upper,- and the intermediate portion ,of a wide strip 26, prefer! ably of crepe rubber, is applied to the roughened and cemented portion, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The inner portion of the crepe rubber strip is then sewed with a crepe rubber welt. .28 and the upper III to the lip 18 by a seam 30,. as'illustrated in Fig. 3. The inseam is then trimmed substantially flush with the welt, a usual filling material 32 introduced to fill the space bounded by the inseam, and a crepe rubber outsole 34 attached to the shoe, as illustrated in Fig. 4.

This attachment .is preferably effected by moistening the welt'and the marginal portion of the outsole with a solvent for rubber, such as gasoline, and pressing the shoe and sole together. If necessary, a trimming operation may be performed to insure that the edge faces of. the welt and sole are flush with each other, and then solvent is applied to the edge faces of the sole and welt and to the outer surface of the strip 26 while it is in the position shown in Fig. 4. The free marginal portion of the strip 26 is then brought into the position shown in Fig. 5, a portion of this part of the strip being laid against the portion which was cemented against the side of the shoe and the remainder thereof engaging the edge faces of the welt and outsole. Pressure is applied to the strip to insure that it will adhere firmly to the edge faces of the outsole and welt and to itself. The portion of the strip 26 which .projects beyond the outer face of the outsole is then trimmed off flush with that outer face; the shoe bottom then presenting the appearance illustrated in Fig. 6.

It is to be understood that when two surfaces of in Fig. 7, may be employed. Here, the wide strip of crepe is omitted and a wide welt 28 is sewed at its inner edge with the upper to the lip of the insole. The outsole 34 is then solutioned to the portion of the welt overlying the lasted upper, and the outer portion of the wide welt is crepe rubber are moistened with a solvent such] upon itself along line, and united to itselfand to the edge faces of the welt and outsole.

4. A shoe comprising an upper, a iipped insole,

a welt, an outsole, and a' folded strip of material the fold of which is located against the upper and along a line at-a substantially uniform distance from the shoe bottom, the inner layer of said strip being secured to the insole lip between the welt and upper and the outer layer of said strip extending across the edge faces of the welt and the outsole and being trimmed flush with the bottom face of the outsole.

5. A shoe havinga lipped insole,.an upper, a crepe rubber outsole, and a strip of crepe rubber sewed to the lip of the insole, cemented to the upper below a line on the upper at a predetermined distance above the plane of the inner face of-the insole, folded upon itself along said line, and united to itself and to the edge face of the crepe rubber outsole.

6. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprises lasting an upper over an insole upona last, roughing the upper at the side of the shoe from a line-at a predetermined distance above the plane of the insole and in- 25 eluding a portion of the overlasted upper, cementing the roughened portion, securing the mid portion of a strip of'material to the upper-by said cement, securing one marginal portion of the strip to the insole, applying an outsole, and 30 securing the other marginal portion of the strip to the edge face of the outsole.

7. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprises lasting an upper over a lipped insole upon a last and securing it to the 5 lip of the 'insole,roughing the upper at the side of the shoe from a line at a predetermined distance above the plane of the insole and including turned down over the edge face of the outsole and solutioned thereto, any excess material of the welt 28 being trimmed of! flush with the bottom of the outsole.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire ,to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is:

1. A shoe having a iipped insole, an upper, an outsole, and a strip of material secured with the upper to the insole and secured to the side of the upper up to a line onthe upper at a predetermined distance above the plane of the inner face of the insole, said strip being folded upon itself along said line and united to itself and to the edge face of the outsole.

2. A shoe having a iipped insole, an upper,-an outsole, and a strip of material. sewed to the lip of the insole, secured to the upper below a line on the upper at a predetermined distance'above the plane of the inner face of the insole, folded .upon itself along said line, and united to itself and to the edge face of the outsole.

3. A shoe having a iipped insole, an upper, a

8. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprises lasting an upper over a iipped insole upon a last, roughing the upper at the sideof the shoe below aline located at a predetermined, substantially uniform distance above the insole, securing an intermediate por- 1 tion of a strip of material to the upper by said cement, securing one marginal portion of the strip with a welt to the insole by stitches, trimwelt, an outsole, and a strip of material sewed a with the upper and welt to the lip of the insole,

said strip being securedto the upper along a line on the upper at a predetermined distance above the plane of the inner'face of the insole, folded tion of the strip to the edge faces of ming the upper, filling the shoe, applying an outsole, and securing the other marginal portion of the strip to the-edge face of the outsole.

9. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprises lasting an upper over a iipped insole upon a last, roughing the upper 3 at the .side of the shoe below a line located at a predetermined, substantially uniform distance above the insole, securing an intermediate portion of a strip of crepe rubber to the upper by said cement,'secm'ing one marginal portion of the crepe rubber strip with a crepe rubber welt 'to the insole by stitches, trimimng the upper, filling the shoe, applying a crepe rubber outsole, "and securing the other marginal porthe welt and outsole.

' FRED BELYEA. 

